When I was younger and would cry "BUT mom thats not fair", as sure as the sky is blue her immediate response every-time was "Well Lexi, life's not fair". Now a few months into the year, we have a global pandemic that is basically hurling our whole world to a stop, and let me tell you. It's not fair.
As a sophomore in college I was just finding my place and getting into things that I loved. But for the seniors in both college and high school, I cannot begin to imagine how must this time must be filled with heartbreaking emotions. Just 2 years ago at this time I was picking out hairstyles for prom and having my senior night. 2 months ago, I was coming back from winter break ready for the UCF baseball season in which I had put so much work and planned so much for. 2 weeks ago I was getting ready for a trip to a friends house for spring break. 2 days ago I was getting my quarantine snacks together and hanging with my friends for the last time in a while. It was that quick.
I, like most people have been binge watching movies on the couch for the past few days and catching up on the lack of sleep and rest I had from the semester. But I also have been scrolling on all the social platforms, reading the posts and laughing at the memes although not actually funny. Posts from parents and concerned adults filled my feed. Wondering when the kids and teenagers who were still partying on spring break would take this seriously. Then on the other hand, were the teens who were out to the late hours of the night partying and being with all of their friends on the vacations that had been planned for months.
So who's right here? Why should we be so concerned with things that aren't in our control? I'm sorry Karen, but the 5 teenage girls who just left the library, and long hours of school work and midterms will still be at the beach. I'm also sorry to the University students who won't get to drink their livers away at the college bars because the Governor of Florida requested that we shut them down. Unfortunately, neither of those things are in our control. What is in our control is the amount of people we expose ourselves to each day. We can control our toilet paper consumption…. Or lack thereof.
Like my mother always said "Life's not fair", no one asked to have their plans they had for months cancelled in an instant. It's not fair to the hundreds and thousands of college students who are now stuck at "Da Crib University". It's not fair to the seniors who are missing out on all of their "last's" that they spent years thinking of. It's not fair to the parents who are out of work and have to presend everything will be alright. Were not sure, no one is. I always knew nothing was guaranteed and we had to work for everything. Now more than ever, nothing is set in stone for now on. All we know is to keep going and things will hopefully, eventually work out.
Last but not least, please wash your hands and call your grandparents :)
